# 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `327419` · 2001-12-27 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHIFT PAWL WAS IN PARK. CONSUMER WENT TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO OPEN REAR LIFTGATE, BUT SHIFT PAWL JUMPED INTO REVERSE.   WHILE MOVING CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TO GRAB STEERING WHEEL AND APPLIED  EMERGENCY BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED, AND SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. *AK  *TT
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*